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Chiranuch "Jiew" Premchaiporn, webmaster of the Thai news website Prachatai, awaiting her verdict at the Crminal Court in Bangkok, Thailand on April 30, 2012. Miss Chiarnuch has been charged for not deleting comments deemed insulting to the country's monarchy not quickly enough and could face 20 years in prison. (Picture: Twitter/@thainetizen)

Thai Webmaster Chiranuch Found Guilty for Lese Majeste Comments, but Avoids Jail Term

Thai webmaster Chiranuch Premchaiporn was found guilty of not deleting lèse majesté comments on the Prachatai forums quickly enough, with a suspended sentence.

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Blackberry Snooping in India? There’s an App for That

Indian government now has the ability to snoop on Blackberry messages and RIM has done its best to help the government by setting up a facility in Mumbai.

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Tata Megapixel: Not a Camera, But a Car That Gets 100 Km Per Liter

Tata Megapixel is an REEV that uses its gas engine mostly to recharge the battery, and can go 900 Km on a single tank.

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5 Essential Singapore Travel Apps

Travel Wire Asia reviews 5 apps that Singapore travelers should never go without.

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Thailand: Survey Blames Facebook for Teen Pregnancies

A Thailand survey blames Facebook for underage pregnancies. What other problems could social networking cause among the youth?

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No #outrage as Thailand Adopts Twitter’s Censorship Policy

Thailand lauds Twitter’s selective censorship policy, but no there’s no outrage over the policy, with some pundits saying it even improves transparency.

iPhone thefts in Hong Kong subway system

In a city passionate about anything related to Apple, it is not surprising to see a whole bench of MTR passengers kept busy with their iPhones or iPads reading the news, playing games…

Leading engineering schools for Asian students

FROM designing aerospace vehicles to testing explosives and propellants, engineering is a field that is as broad as it is exciting. As technology develops, so too do our expectations: we want to travel…

Education for a digital generation: 10 New Media schools

STUDYING New Media involves some risk, indicated by the word ‘new’. Unlike law or civil engineering, new media is often uncharted territory. Essentially, most New Media or Digital Media courses are built around…

Mr Sibal, you still don’t get social media

In August when Team Anna — the activist group led by Anna Hazare — ran a widespread and hugely successful social media campaign — the Indian government was caught napping. It failed to…

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